... have a cell wall containing unique amino sugars cross-linked by peptide chains. Some bacteria move by means of flagella, and some adhere to surfaces by means of short, fine, hairlike appendages called fimbriae. Most types of bacteria are heterotrophic by absorption. They are saprotrophs, organisms that carry on external digestion of organic matter and absorb the resulting nutrients across the plasma ... ...

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